Countries are now increasing their food and grain reserves for consumption. Besides, the energy and feed industries also switched to importing cassava products instead. As a result, the demand for importing cassava and cassava products from other countries is now very large. Opening up thousands of opportunities for cassava exporters in Vietnam.
In order to properly determine the import policies and procedures, it is necessary to first determine the HS code of the item.
The HS code of the goods declared on the Certificate of Origin is the HS code of the exporting country. In case the HS code of the exporting country is different from the HS code of the importing country for the same item, the trader is allowed to use the HS code of the importing country and is solely responsible for the accuracy of the HS code of the importing country. declared by the trader.
HS Code READY
Cassava chips have HS code of 07141011. In which:
0714 – Cassava, arrowroot, orchid, Jerusalem artichoke, sweet potato, and similar roots and tubers with a high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or made into pellets; sago palm core.
071410 – Cassava sliced or made into pellets
07141011 – Dried cassava slices
Tapioca starch has HS code 11081400
EXPORT TAX AVAILABLE
Cassava is a commodity with no export tax, and no export VAT.
Export tax: 0%
VAT: 0%
Legal grounds
Cassava chips are not on the list of goods banned from export. Therefore, units and businesses can export cassava chips to foreign markets and carry out export procedures like normal products.
Based on the list of objects subject to plant quarantine of Vietnam issued together with Circular No. 11/2021/TT-BNNPTNT. Cassava chips are on the list of objects that need to be quarantined. Therefore, when carrying out procedures for exporting cassava chips, the unit needs to register for plant quarantine.
Conditions for exporting cassava and tapioca starch to China
To export Cassava Slices, Tapioca Starch (POWDER, STARCH to China, the enterprise must register the code according to the order 248,249 of China, if it is a commercial enterprise, buy goods from the factory that already has the GACC code. Newly cleared in China
The seller must provide an English-Chinese label containing the registered “importer of China” business number. (GACC code starts with CVNM20012209160252)
Testing cassava chips & tapioca starch
Standard export cassava chips details you follow on the screen
TCVN 3578:2020 – Dried cassava;
TCVN 10546:2014 – Tapioca starch;
TCVN 8796:2011 – cassava flour for food;
NY/T 1520:2021 – China’s standard for Cassava
Sensory
physicochemical criteria
Particle size criteria
Hygiene requirements
Here are some important standards that exporters need to keep in mind:
About quality
Available in slices, chunks, pieces or whole to suit requirements in further processing.
Colors range from white to natural ivory or pale yellow. If cassava chips have skin, they will be brown in color on the outside.
There is a characteristic smell of tapioca starch, no strange smell, no bitterness.
No live insects visible to the naked eye were detected.
Does not contain metal impurities, sharp objects.
Average testing time is 5-7 working days (may be earlier depending on testing criteria)
Testing is carried out at state-recognized testing centers.
The test results are valid only when the testing centers meet the VILAS standard (Vietnam’s calibration and testing laboratory accreditation system) and Ilac-MRA International standard (the testing laboratory accreditation organization). international experience) implemented.
Conformity announcement
According to Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP of the Government; stipulates that all organizations and individuals that are producing and trading food in Vietnam must conduct self-declaration of products (or declaration of conformity) for their products with competent state agencies before for sale and circulation in the market. Therefore, announcing the quality of tapioca starch is a mandatory activity that enterprises must perform.
Standards for cassava starch products you follow on the screen
· DECREE 46/2007/QD-BYT PROVISIONS ON MAXIMUM LIMITATION OF FOOD CHEMICAL CONTACT
· QCVN 8-1:2011/BYT LIMITATION OF FOOD VISUAL FUNCTIONAL CONTACT
· QCVN 8-2:2011/BYT LIMITATION OF HEAVY METALS CONTACT IN FOOD
Profile of products from tapioca starch in the country details you follow on the screen
– Declaration of conformity
– The test result sheet of products from cassava starch needs to be announced
– Product information manifest
– Product samples; product labels, draft content written on product labels
– Periodic monitoring plan for the product
– Certificate of eligibility for food safety
– Business license
– A license to certify the registration of the product’s trademark, with the application stamp of the Vietnam Intellectual Property Office on the declaration, if any.
Product announcement time is 3 working days
Organizations and individuals self-declare product quality on the mass media or their website
State agencies (sub-department of food safety or Department of Industry and Trade) receive dossiers, store and publish product information, personal/organizational information on their website.
Certificate of Free Sale
This is a certificate issued by the competent authority of Vietnam to enterprises exporting cassava and tapioca starch to the importing country. CFS paper is one of the necessary conditions for cassava and tapioca products to be cleared for export upon request of the importing country.
Government Decree 69/2018/ND-CP guiding the issuance of certificates of free sale for export goods. This paper is not required by customs.
Dossier to apply for a certificate of free sale (CFS) includes: details you follow on the screen
– A written request for issuance of CFS (according to the form) clearly stating the name of the goods, the HS code of the goods, the product standard certification number or registration number, the standard number (if any), the composition and content of the compound (if any). if any), importing country: 1 original, expressed in Vietnamese and English.
– Investment certificate or business registration certificate, business registration certificate: 1 copy with seal of the trader.
– A list of production facilities (if any), including the name and address of the establishment, and products manufactured for export: 1 original.
– The published standard for products and goods accompanied by the expression (on goods labels or on goods packages or documents attached to products and goods): 1 copy with seal of businessman.
Health Certificate (HC)
Apply for a medical certificate for cassava starch products based on Circular 52/2015/TT-BYT stipulating procedures for granting certificates for exported foods under the management of the Ministry of Health. Accordingly, food that wants to be exported must meet the criteria on food safety and hygiene according to regulations.
About the criteria of food safety and hygiene (food safety and hygiene) Food Safety and Hygiene
The exported cassava chips and starch must meet the food safety and hygiene criteria set by the importing country such as: SO2 residues, heavy metals, molds, harmful microorganisms, and labels.
Application for a medical certificate (HC) includes: details you follow on the screen
An application form for HC is made according to the form specified in Appendix 08 issued with this Circular.
Test results of each item in the export consignment, including criteria required by relevant technical regulations (for products already having technical regulations) or key quality criteria, only prescribed safety standards (for products without technical regulations), information on item name, batch number, production date, expiry date provided by a designated testing laboratory or an independent testing laboratory. accredited or accredited testing laboratory. (Original or certified copy).
Sample of product label (Copy certified by organization or individual).
Certificate of business registration, Certificate of establishment meeting food safety conditions (if required) or Certificate of receipt of publication of regulation conformity or confirmation of publication of conformity with food safety regulations (copy). certified copy of the organization or individual).
Phytosanitary cassava
Plant quarantine is the management of the State and functional agencies to prevent pests, harmful microorganisms and dangerous weeds. … As for export goods, quarantine is similar to a travel permit to ensure eligibility to move abroad.
According to current regulations, cassava chips and tapioca starch used as food for export must be quarantined by Vietnamese competent authorities at the request of the importing party. Therefore, if the importing partner requests, when carrying out procedures for cassava export, the unit needs to apply for a phytosanitary certificate.
Phytosanitary Certificate: This certificate is issued by the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The purpose of this paper is to certify that cassava flour products are free of pathogens and hazards that spread between Vietnam and your country. At the same time, confirm that the goods are in compliance with the phytosanitary regulations of the importing side.
Article 9, Article 10 of Circular 33/2014/TT-BNNPTNT guiding the dossiers and order of plant quarantine for export. Therefore, Vietnamese enterprises can comply with this circular.
An application for a plant quarantine permit includes:
Plant quarantine registration certificate according to the form of the quarantine agency and then the unit needs to fully declare information about the consignment to be quarantined;
Commodity trading contracts
Bill of lading, commercial invoice, packing slip
If the phytosanitary registrant is an authorized person of the goods owner, a letter of authorization from the goods owner is required.
Sample of consignment subject to plant quarantine
Bring the dossier to the Plant quarantine sub-department to register for quarantine so that the Sub-department can check the validity of the dossier.
Quarantine agency conducts sampling for PLANT CHECKLIST at warehouses, ports – where consignments are awaiting export.
After taking the PLANTS sample, fumigate the consignment (required: bill of lading)
The time to issue a Phytosanitary Certificate for the consignment is within 24 hours from the beginning of the quarantine.
Certificate of fumigation
In order to prevent bacteria, mold, and termites when exporting goods, each shipment of cassava chips & tapioca starch packed with wooden pallets or wooden dunnage needs to have a certificate of fumigation.
Specified in
· NATIONAL STANDARD QCVN 01-19:2010/BNNPTNT TECHNICAL PROCESS OF FAUGHTER
International Standard ISPM15
A dossier for issuance of a fumigation certificate includes the following documents:
– Sea waybill
– Commercial invoice
– Detailed list of goods list
Usually this is usually done at the port and the fumigation time is 24 hours before the ship runs, so businesses need to calculate the Cut Off time of the shipping line to not drop the ship.
Time to issue fumigation certificate is from 1-2 days from the time of spraying.
For Phosphine
Used to disinfect agricultural and forestry products: Rice, barley, beans, cassava chips, rattan, wood, coffee, seeds and medicinal herbs… Dosage and incubation time minimum as follows:
– 1 gram PH3/m3/ 3 days at 30-40oC
– 2 grams PH3/m3/ 3 days at 20-30oC
– 3 grams PH3/m3/ 3 days at below 20oC
Particularly for some insect species with high resistance to drugs such as: Rhizopertha dominica, Liposcelis sp., Cryptolestes sp., etc., the dose and time used for fumigation are: 4g PH3/ m3/ 7-10 days .
For the drug Methyl bromide
2.1. Sterilization for agricultural and forestry products:
Rice, barley, beans, cassava chips, rattan, wood, coffee, seeds and medicinal herbs… Dosage and incubation time are as follows:
– 32 grams/m3/24 hours at 30-40oC
– 40 grams/m3/24 hours at 20 – 30oC
– 48 grams/m3/24 hours at below 20°C
For wooden packaging materials in international trade:
Ensure at least the following conditions: The temperature is not lower than 15oC, the processing time is 24 hours. The minimum concentration at the time of testing 2, 4, 12 and 24 hours must meet the criteria in the following table:
| Temperature | Amount | Minimum concentration (g/m3) at the time: | |||
| 2h | 4h | 12 | 24h | ||
| ³21oC | 48 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 24 |
| ³16oC | 56 | 42 | 36 | 32 | 28 |
| ³10oC | 64 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 32 |
Certificate of C/O – Certificate of Origin
For export goods owners, the application for C/O is only in accordance with the provisions of the contract with foreign buyers. As for foreign buyers, the most important factor is a valid C/O that will help businesses enjoy import tax incentives.
For enterprises applying for C/O for the first time, they must have a Trader Profile Registration and a C/O application.
C/O issuers include: Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and authorized agencies.
The time limit for issuance of C/O is not more than 03 working days from the time of receipt of complete and valid dossier.
About packaging and labels
The outer packaging must clearly state the origin, processing enterprise, date of manufacture, purpose of use (for food or for industrial use). Must not be packaged and shipped with other items.
Customs dossier for export of cassava chips
The customs dossier for export of cassava chips includes:
Electronic customs declaration
Sale contract; Commercial invoice; Goods packing slip; Bill of lading
Plant quarantine certificate; fumigation certificate
Test paper; Certificate of Free Sale or Medical Certificate
Certificate of origin (if any)
Customs procedures at the export border gate: Based on the information on the above commercial documents, you will declare export customs on the system according to current regulations. This declaration is currently done through the electronic customs software ECUS5-VNACCS, which is declared and transmitted via the internet.
After transmitting the declaration by software, you need to print the declaration together with the set of paper documents to go to the customs branch to register the declaration, depending on the results of the declaration stream.
If the green channel is green, the system will automatically clear customs directly, just liquidate the declaration into the export ship’s book
Gold stream carries paper documents for customs inspection
Red stream checks both paper documents and physical inspection of goods
Clearance of shipments, liquidation of export customs clearance declarations
Commercial inspection
In commercial activities, cassava chips & tapioca starch from production to delivery to buyers and consumers, have to go through many stages (transportation, delivery, preservation…), cannot avoid risks, errors, losses … leading to disputes between the parties involved in the purchase and sale contract about: time, place of delivery, transfer of ownership, risks to the goods….
Some common disputes are:
Errors in quantity, volume, quality, packaging, value of goods, origin, type of goods, condition, safety, hygiene standards, and other content as required of cutomer. (inspection under commercial contract)
Loss and causes leading to loss, division of responsibility, compensation level of related parties when goods are lost; (insurance loss assessment)
In order to directly prevent and have a legal basis to resolve disputes that occur quickly when goods are damaged, missing, lost, damaged, etc., the contracting parties often include clauses in commercial contracts. appoint an independent, neutral, competent and reputable inspection organization to conduct inspection and issue results on the conformity of goods quality, quantity and volume compared with the signed contract.
